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Committee approves waiver allowing ESA to lead compressed CEQA work for America’s Cup environmental review

San Francisco Board of Supervisors Committee · February 2, 2011
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Summary

Given an abbreviated timeline to meet host-and-venue obligations, the committee supported waiving competitive solicitation to contract Environmental Science Associates for CEQA and permitting work related to the 34th America’s Cup, while demanding robust environmental analysis and public participation.

Brad Benson of the Port and Edgar Lopez of Public Works presented a request to waive competitive bidding so the Port can contract with Environmental Science Associates (ESA) to complete an accelerated California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review for the 34th America’s Cup and to fold related state and federal permitting work into that…

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